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The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

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UISG President Jacob Simpson and Vice President Lilián Sánchez pose for a portrait in the Iowa City Daily Iowan Newsroom on Friday, Dec. 1, 2017. (Lily Smith/The Daily Iowan)

UISG leaders discuss first semester at organization’s helm

DI staff, [email protected] December 5, 2017

University of Iowa Student Government officers reviewed a semester of their major accomplishments and their plans for the final months of their terms leading the organization in an interview with The...

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Shuttle service under fire for comments deemed racially insensitive

Jordan Prochnow, [email protected] December 5, 2017
Suburban Express recently made comments deemed racist towards Asians on their busses.“You won’t feel like you’re in China when you’re on our buses,” said a recent statement from the shuttle company.
Thomas Rietz, Departmental Executive Officer and Professor of Finance at UI, poses in front of the Pomerantz Center on Monday, Dec. 4, 2017. With the relinquishing of the MBA through the Tippie College of Business, the UI has implemented a Masters of Finance for students who wish to pursue continuing education in the finance department. (Ben Allan Smith/The Daily Iowan)

Tippie to offer new Master of Finance degree starting fall 2018

Sarah Watson, [email protected] December 5, 2017
Tippie spearheads new Master of Finance degree for fall 2018 amid growing demand for specialty programs.
University of Iowa students play a charity game of volleyball in the Field House on Sunday, Dec. 3, 2017. The money raised from the event is going to go towards building water wells in other countries. (Joseph Cress/The Daily Iowan)

Hawkeye Water to Thrive spikes global water crisis

Brooklyn Draisey, [email protected] December 4, 2017

Students took to the volleyball court to help beat the global water crisis on Sunday at the Field House. The Hawkeye Water to Thrive put on a volleyball tournament to raise money to help people in rural...

Student volunteers meet up at the Women's Resource & Action Center on Thursday, Nov. 20, 2017, to recognize their contributions for the semester. (Katie Goodale/The Daily Iowan)

UI seizing upon ‘cultural moment’ to educate students on sexual violence

Marissa Payne, [email protected] December 1, 2017

Research suggests sexual-violence-prevention education is most effective when students are the ones conveying that message to their peers — and that’s exactly what the campus community is doing with...

The AIDS memorial quilt is seen in the Old Capitol Museum on Thursday, Nov. 30, 2017. (Lily Smith/The Daily Iowan)

IC Red Week keeping HIV/AIDS in the spotlight

Grace Lynn Keller, [email protected] December 1, 2017

Awareness is the first step to action in preventing HIV and AIDS. Iowa City Red Week teamed up with many organizations such as ONE at University of Iowa and the UI Hospitals & Clinics HIV/AIDS...

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Summer Hawk Tuition Grant to discontinue after summer 2018

DI staff, [email protected] November 30, 2017

Following Summer 2018, the Summer Hawk Tuition Grant III will no longer be offered, the UI announced Thursday. According to an email from Kari Yankey, administrative services coordinator in the Academic...

Jessica Padilla speaking at the Women's Resource and Action Center on Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2017. The event was part of the UI Womxn of Colour Network Series  and focused on Resisting and Persisting. (Ashley Morris/The Daily Iowan)

Women of Color Network reflects, looks to the future

November 30, 2017

The Womxn of Colour Network inaugural semester ends Wednesday evening. By Andy Mitchell [email protected] Wednesday night was the finale of Womxn of Colour Network event series for the fall...

College of Public Health on Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2017. (Joseph Cress/The Daily Iowan)

Groups join in pioneering LGBTQ survey

Aadit Tambe, [email protected] November 30, 2017

One marginalized community is getting the opportunity to make its health needs known through a new survey. One Iowa, the University of Iowa College of Public Health, the Iowa Cancer Consortium, and Des...

College of Public Health on Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2017. (Joseph Cress/The Daily Iowan)

UI college honors public-health heroes

November 30, 2017

The 2017 Iowa Public Health Heroes Award was presented to three leaders in the field on Wednesday. By Julia DiGiacomo [email protected] Three Iowa leaders in the field of public health who...

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Video: Hawks-To-Go tailgate raises money ‘for the kids’

November 30, 2017

Eight Iowa couples formed Hawks-To-Go to support the University of Iowa Children's Hospital to tailgate — all "for the kids." Their tailgates, located at 120 Golfview Ave., have raised more than $55,000...

Tong Wang, a University of Iowa Assistant Professor at the Tippie College of Business, sits inside her office at Pappajohn Business Building on Wednesday, Nov. 9. Wang, a graduate of MIT, is developing algorithms which allow for law enforcement to study human behavior as it relates to crime. (Ben Smith/The Daily Iowan)

Crime behavior may be predicted by new UI research algorithms

November 30, 2017

UI Assistant Professor Tong Wang works to develop algorithms that can increase public safety by anticipating criminal behavior patterns. By Madison Purvis and Sarah Watson [email protected] Although...